The 'Dispatched' Week in Review' Podcast - 4 September

This week's discussion starts with the perfect example of why pulling one lever can trigger another. The Senate is considering changes to expand the regulator's power, without any submissions from those most affected. Is it possible to have a common-sense discussion about tobacco excise against the backdrop of an unrelenting crime wave with mounting numbers of innocent victims? Or can those not impacted by the consequences just turn the other cheek? Sound familiar? …